Botanical characteristics

Common name: almond.

Scientific name:prunus amygdalus with two variants, sweet and sour.

The almond tree is an evergreen tree of the family Rosaceae up to 10 meters high. erect stems of dark, cracked bark. pointed leaves, lanceolate oval, serrated edge. Flowers usually grouped in pairs, pink white, pink, or more rarely white. Fruit in drupe with mesocarp initially soft, but becoming stiff as it matures. edible seed.